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Cake day: June 22nd, 2023

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  • Wow this is really fucked up. Here are some numbers from the article that can sorta quantify how bad it is:

    “Lexington — a rural town of about 1,200 people, approximately 76% of whom are Black.”

    “Lexington residents owe police $1.7 million in fines, and the city court has issued bench warrants seeking the arrest of more than 650 people — roughly half of the city’s population — because of unpaid fines, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said.”

    And there’s a lot of other horrible stuff in there that they did to people. Too bad the BLM Antifa destruction squads were made up, they could use one there.




  • RaoulDook@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldCities these days
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    3 days ago

    In the megalandlords shell company scenario, I’m sure that is hypothetically possible but it would at least make it more difficult for the mega corporations to buy so many single family homes. It would have to help improve the market. Shell companies could also be addressed in the legislation.







  • Pizza Hut buffet was a good deal for the price and quality, if you wanted to go have a lunch of real pizza.

    Our local one is still here but they sold the big red roof building and moved into a strip mall. No inside dining, carry out only. I miss the drive-through though - used to be able to just order online or call and not have to get out of my car to get it. Now I have to park and walk inside and my precious convenience is reduced. But I still refuse to pay for Doordash type bullshit.




  • RaoulDook@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldGuns
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    12 days ago

    The 2nd Amendment will likely be in place long after all of us are dead, because it is a right that the majority of Americans support, and because amending the Constitution is required to change it, and because amending the Constitution is very difficult.

    Constitutional amendments require a 2/3 majority vote of both houses of Congress to pass (initially) then must also pass ratification by 3/4 of state legislatures. Only takes 13 red states to vote NO to block it. All of the red states are going to vote against it, every time, because the right to bear arms is an inherent right that we will never give up.






  • RaoulDook@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldEarbuds
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    19 days ago

    Capitalism also solves the phone jack problem, with the retail availability of USB-C to 3.5mm stereo adapters. Here’s a Pixel OEM one for $8 on ebay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/276001290580

    I never got rid of my wired headphones, all I had to do was plug their jack into the USB-C dongle and plug that into the phone.

    I also have bluetooth earbuds but they don’t sound as good as my wired ones, and I also use them less because of 3 other minor hassles: battery charging, my wife steals them, and my wife loses them. Wired ones have none of those issues.